After the completion of Lolita (1997) Jeremy Irons threatened to leave the country if the film was denied a British cinema release. It wasn't and Britain's self-proclaimed leading man is still here. Irons specialises in haughty, repressed upper class men and won an Oscar for his portrayal of Claus von B¿low in Reversal of Fortune (1990). Irons starred in the highly-acclaimed TV drama Longitude in 2000.

- He was the voice of the Millennium Dome.
- He has directed a Carly Simon video.